Polishing Disappointment

[Skint]

I have been hesitant to post this but decided to go ahead anyway.

My RV7a is polished. It was quite a process 7 years ago but the results were worth it. Saved money on painting, saved weight and looked pretty cool. Being as the lock down has provided me extra time, a thorough condition inspection and repolish was on the books.

I started with the empennage. Using just the S grade. Its awkward reaching around and up and down but came out really well. Then it was time to work down the fuselage from back to front. So now I am working inches away from the fuselage. Going straight to S grit was not good enough. Back to the middle grit. The orbital polishing was doing its job. The fuselage turned black then cleared as I worked away, blackening my nose and hands. Then onto the S.....my favourite! As the haze cleared away, a wrinkled old man appeared in front of me. The more I polished the more wrinkles he had. Now jowls were emerging. Who the **** is that? What little hair he had was grey.

I paused to contemplate this illusion.

I think I am going to get the bird painted............

[jrtens]

I hate it when that happens.

[flyboy1963]

[quote=Skint;1423131[I]]??.., a wrinkled old man appeared in front of me. The more I polished the more wrinkles he had. Now jowls were emerging. Who the **** is that? What little hair he had was grey[/i].[quote]
...you may also want to rethink those new progressive lens glasses, and/or any eye surgery, cataract, lasik, etc.
the results can be even more disturbing! ( I look best in 'soft focus', at midnite, at about 100 yards!)
;-)

[Pilotjim77]

Ha ha ha!! Great post!! I needed a good laugh today!

[wirejock]

Thank you. That was the best post in a long time.

[charger81]

Don't shoot the messenger!

[rv8ch]

Originally Posted by Skint

...As the haze cleared away, a wrinkled old man appeared in front of me. The more I polished the more wrinkles he had. Now jowls were emerging. Who the **** is that? ...

That's why I avoid mirrors! My memory of what I look like is much better than what I see there!

[RV8JD]

I don't wear that face mask in my avatar for nothing!

[gmcjetpilot]

Yep it takes the strong and brave to have polished planes.

[DaleB]

Originally Posted by rv8ch

That's why I avoid mirrors! My memory of what I look like is much better than what I see there!

I don?t have any such problem, since I don?t show up in mirrors. It does present shaving challenges, though.